000
FZPN03 KNHC 201511
HSFEP2

HIGH SEAS FORECAST
NWS NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL 
1630 UTC SUN FEB 20 2011

SUPERSEDED BY NEXT ISSUANCE IN 6 HOURS

SEAS GIVEN AS SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT WHICH IS THE AVERAGE 
HEIGHT OF THE HIGHEST 1/3 OF THE WAVES. INDIVIDUAL WAVES MAY BE 
MORE THAN TWICE THE SIGNIFICANT WAVE HEIGHT.

SECURITE

E PACIFIC FROM THE EQUATOR TO 30N E OF 140W

SYNOPSIS VALID 1200 UTC SUN FEB 20.
24 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC MON FEB 21.
48 HOUR FORECAST VALID 1200 UTC TUE FEB 22.

.WARNINGS.

.NONE.

.SYNOPSIS AND FORECAST.

.N OF 14N BETWEEN 94W AND 96W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
TEHUANTEPEC...N WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.06 HOUR FORECAST WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PAPAGAYO...NE TO 
E WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS TO 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 90W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 10N TO 12N E OF 88W INCLUDING THE GULF OF 
PAPAGAYO...NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

.N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W TO 82W INCLUDING THE GULF OF PANAMA...N  
TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.24 HOUR FORECAST N OF 05N BETWEEN 79W AND 81W INCLUDING THE 
GULF OF PANAMA...N TO NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.
.48 HOUR FORECAST LITTLE CHANGE.

.N OF 27N E OF 130W TO LINE FROM 30N118W TO 27N113W NW WINDS 20 
KT. SEAS 9 TO 14 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. FROM 07N TO 14N W OF 
125W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL. 
ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 27N114W TO 10N103W TO 00N110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.
.24 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 22N W OF 130W NE TO E WINDS 20 KT. 
SEAS 8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE W OF LINE 25N112W TO O 
00N100W WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS 8 TO 11 FT PRIMARILY IN NW 
SWELL.
.48 HOUR FORECAST FROM 05N TO 15N W OF 135W NE WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 
8 TO 10 FT IN NW SWELL. ELSEWHERE S OF 25N W OF 110W WINDS LESS 
THAN 20 KT. SEAS TO 9 FT PRIMARILY IN NW SWELL.

.48 HOUR FORECAST COLD FRONT 30N125W TO 26N130W. N OF 29N WITHIN 
240 NM E OF FRONT SW WINDS 20 KT. SEAS 8 FT. N OF 29N WITHIN 480 
NM W OF FRONT NW TO N WINDS 20 TO 25 KT. SEAS 8 TO 10 FT. 

.REMAINDER OF AREA WINDS LESS THAN 20 KT. SEAS LESS THAN 8 FT.

CONVECTION VALID AS OF 1500 UTC SUN FEB 20...

.INTERTROPICAL CONVERGENCE ZONE...AXIS FROM 04N77W TO 00N95W TO 
04S105W TO 00N117W TO 05N140W. SCATTERED MODERATE ISOLATED 
STRONG WITHIN 120 NM LINE 04N87W TO 02S96W. SCATTERED MODERATE 
FROM 02N TO 07N BETWEEN 120W AND 126W.
 
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.FORECASTER NELSON. NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER.